Dinokanaga sternbergi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mecoptera

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Mecoptera

Subordo:Pistillifera
Superfamilia:Panorpoidea
Familia: †Dinopanorpidae
Genus: †Dinokanaga
Species: †Dinokanaga sternbergi

Name

• †Dinokanaga sternbergi Archibald, 2005

Type Material

• Holotype: UWBM95361
  • Repository: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle, King County, Washington, United States
    • Collector: Michael Sternberg, July 1995

Type locality

• Early Eocene, Ypresian; Eocene Okanogan Highlands; Klondike Mountain Formation, Tom Thumb Tuff Member; Corner Lot (UWBM A0307, A0307A, A0307B), Republic, Ferry County, Washington, United States

Etymology

• "The specific epithet is in honour of Michael Sternberg, for his service to paleontology in Washington State, particularly in conjunction with the Stonerose Interpretive Center (Republic) and the Northwest Paleontological Association (Seattle)."

Distribution

Eocene

• Ypresian
• Eocene Okanagan Highlands
  • Klondike Mountain Formation, Tom Thumb Tuff Member; Corner Lot (UWBM A0307, A0307A, A0307B), Republic, Ferry County, Washington, United States

References

• Archibald, S.B. 2005. New Dinopanorpidae (Insecta: Mecoptera) from the Eocene Okanagan Highlands (British Columbia, Canada and Washington State, USA). Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 42(2): 119–136. doi:10.1139/e04-073. ISSN 0008-4077.  Reference page.